Abbas ignores 60 years of history and kisses Annapolis bye bye
The talks haven’t begun yet – they won’t for another 10 days – but Mahmoud Abbas, the venerable Abu Mazen who wrote a dissertation minimizing or denying aspects of the Holocaust, has now…
An incredible document
I think I’ve linked to this before but it doesn’t hurt to give this report its own post. Sixty years ago, on Nov. 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly passed UNGA Resolution 181….
As Democracy Fails
We take it for granted sometimes that we enjoy freedom of speech, a strong democracy, a vibrant election system that enjoys the benefits of a free media and that any citizen can freely…
The Middle in Israel
Yes, it is true. I have returned from Israel after my first visit in a bunch of years. I was in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Sderot and even visited with our grand…
Not with a bang but a thud
Mahmoud Abbas, in the best Arafat impression he could muster, actually balked at signing the innocuous document (see below) at the last minute. Apparently, Condi had to take him aside, whisper sweet nothings…
New Society – A Middle East Journal from Harvard
Today I came across this new publication, New Society, A Student Journal on Middle East Affairs. It appears to be run primarily out of Harvard by undergraduate students and my first impression is…
Olmert is still PM and his government is “pleased”
Why is the Israeli government pleased? Because the U.N. put out a report that acknowledges that Syria has helped Hizbullah rearm, in violation of UNSCR 1701 and that Hizbullah is not only back…
Judean Desert Shabbat
Judean Desert Collage, 70×100 (x2) cm, 1997 I came across Judith Yellin Ginat‘s work and found a lot of it to be interesting. Click on the link to see her biography and some…
Walt & Mearsheimer should run for office in Turkey
The Jerusalem Post gives us an article about Turkish officials placing the blame on Congress’ Armenian genocide bill at the feet of American Jewish groups. In other words, if something bad happens to…
Some people think Yigal Amir should go free
A recent survey conducted by Yediot Aharonot, a newspaper known for some sensationalism but by no means a tabloid, shows that almost a third of Israel’s population believes Yitzhak Rabin’s murderer, Yigal Amir,…
Confirmation, finally
Update, October 17: Now they’re saying it was a translator’s error. I guess I waited all that time but needed to wait one more day. The United Nations on Wednesday blamed an interpreter’s…
The Giving Tree
Okay, I was going to write a clever parable about Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree, where as you all know, the selfish boy takes and takes and takes while the selfless tree gives…
Shabbat Shalom and end of a chag
Yesterday (today for those of us outside Israel), we concluded the reading of the torah, and began anew. It always suprises me how suddenly the death of Moses comes about, and how sad…
Lies and Pernicious Truths
David Horovitz from the Jerusalem Post on Ahmadinejad’s Columbia speech: But it wasn’t all big lies from Ahmadinejad. He didn’t deny his determination to question the fundamental facts of the Holocaust. And he…
Jewlicious Folks
So there I am rifling through the Israeli online newspapers and I stumble across the “About Me” section in the Jerusalem Post. This is a place where one can upload one’s image, write…
Precious Jewish Artifacts for the High Holy Days
Jewish Theological Seminary has created a “teaching” website for the high holy days and Sukkot with some interesting images, documents and artifacts that relate to this special time of year. It also has…
Hollow Victory for Women
The Jerusalem Post reports that an IDF commission has ruled that women should not be prevented from joining any combat units, including combat units such as front-line infantry and commandos. This commission is…
After the Farm Shabbat
What can I say, I’m proud of ck for the Jewlicious farm visit! I hope they had a fine and productive time and that some people in need will get to enjoy the…
